Severtzoff's 'Fauna of Turkestan.' 85 



At page 128 SevertzofF writes as follows: — '^ Resembles 

 No. 150; but its note is difFerent_, and it diffei^s in lacking the 

 light eyebrow^ this being replaced by a white spot over each 

 eye. It resembles S. macroptera in length of wing, but differs 

 from it and No. 150 in having long distinctly scutellated legs 

 and long toes, and the hind claw is as long and stout as the 

 toe itself. First quill shorter than the coverts, 2=5, 3 = 4; 

 bill smaller ; tail rounded. Total length 5" 6"', wing 2" 6'", 

 tail 2i", culmen 4^'", tarsus 10'", middle toe b\"' , hind toe 3i'", 

 the hind claw the same length. It inhabits the reeds on the 

 Syr-Darja, where it is resident. '^ 



152. Salicaria eurhyncha, Severtzoff, pp. 66, 128. 



Horizontal range. Breeds in districts I., II., and III. 



Vertical range. Is found on passage in district 2, and breeds 

 in district 3. 



At page 128 Severtzoff writes as follows : — " I first obtained 

 this bird at Mangishlack, on the eastern side of the Caspian ; 

 and it was also found in Turkestan. It inhabits the steppes 

 or shores of the rivers, where there is grass or bushes ; and it 

 differs therefore from ;S^. macronyx in habits, which species it 

 otherwise closely resembles ; but the underparts are whiter, 

 the hind toe is very blunt, the bill is larger, broader, and 

 thicker, and the arrangement of the primaries is different, 

 viz. 4>3>5>6>2>7, sometimes 3=4 = 5. Total length 

 5" 4'", wing 2" 5"', tail 2" 1^", culmen 5'", tarsus 9'". Tur- 

 kestan specimens have nearly the same arrangement of quills, 

 viz. 1st shorter than the coverts, 3=4>5>6>2>7, the ex- 

 terior rectrices 3'" shorter than the central ones ; upper parts 

 greyish olive-brown, greyer than in A. palustris ; underparts 

 and eye-stripe yellowish white, the latter commencing only 

 from behind the eye, in which it differs at a glance fromj»a- 

 lustris, macronyx, and macroptera, as also by its larger size ; 

 bill brown, base of the lower mandible yellowish ; legs grey. 

 Total length 5" 5"'-5" 7'" in the skin, and 6"-6" 3"' in the flesh, 

 wing 2" 4'", tail 2" 2'", tarsus 8|"', middle toe 5'", culmen 5'", 

 breadth of bill at nostril If", height 1^"'.'' 



